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Nick Nelson Tagged With Loss in Yankees-Rays Match

Tampa Bay grabbed a 8-2 win over New York on Friday, as Michael Wacha was credited with a win at Yankee Stadium.

Tampa Bay was an underdog by +146 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.5.

Michael Wacha earned the victory for the Rays, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 9, walking 2, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Mike Zunino in the win.

New York's starting pitcher Lucas Luetge worked 4 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Gleyber Torres in a losing cause.

Tampa Bay enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 11-3 advantage in hits.